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TeachMeFinance.com - explain buoyancy buoyancy The term 'buoyancy' as it applies to the area of the weather can be defined as ' The tendency of a body to float or to rise when submerged in a fluid; the power of a fluid to exert an upward force on a body placed in it'. The term 'buoyancy' as it applies to the area of coastlines can be defined as ' the resultant upward forces, exerted by the water on a submerged or floating body, equal to the weight of the water displaced by this body'. Previous 5 Terms: bulliform bullock Bundled utility service (electric) Bunker fuels buoy Next 5 Terms: Burden Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) About the author Mark McCracken Author: Mark McCracken is a corporate trainer and author living in Higashi Osaka, Japan. He is the author of thousands of online articles as well as the Business English textbook, "25 Business Skills in English". Copyright © 2005-2011 by Mark McCracken, All Rights Reserved. TeachMeFinance.com is an informational website, and should not be used as a substitute for professional medical, legal or financial advice. Information presented at TeachMeFinance.com is provided on an "AS-IS" basis. Please read the disclaimer for details.